Snow Geese feed in grain fields as soon as they reach the prairies in September, and they continue to use agricultural fields until they leave the prairies in April and May on their way to Arctic breeding areas.
Snow Geese photographed at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma this month.
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Wonderful! I have seen them like this at Bosque del Apache in NM. Always impressive!
The Geese against the sunrise is beautiful – at least I assume that’s the sunrise since you are usually out so early. The “Blue Angels” are amazing, but these snow geese even more so, it’s a wonder they don’t run into each other. I witnessed this myself in Florida’s
Everglades National Park when tens of thousands of different migrating birds were leaving for northern climes. They took off with complete precision, huge flocks, all flying into the wind, but each group waiting their turn, and without a (visable) traffic control tower. The noise was deaffening, almost like jets taking off. The sound was what drew me to this isolated lake. You gotta go someday Steve.
Your right Judi, I do need to take a trip down to Florida.
As a kid growing up in Detroit, I used to love the watching the geese. Always uniformed, always with a sense of purpose. It was a sign of the changing of seasons. While I really like all the images, the top image is my favorite. Beautiful light! Thanks for sharing Steve!
Fantastic!
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